LONDON, March 20 (UPI) -- British television star Brian Wilde has died natural causes at 86, his son Andrew Wilde has confirmed.

LONDON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Playwrights William Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde are on a list of great British wits that also includes rocker Liam Gallagher.

VATICAN CITY, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Even though it had previously criticized writer Oscar Wilde for his homosexuality, the Vatican honored the Irish poet in a recent literary collection.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- The second annual Oscar Wilde Awards ceremony in Los Angeles will honor singer Van Morrison for his contributions to the film industry.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Actor Tom Wilde, who once played the Marlboro Man in a TV commercial and went on to teach, died last week from complications from a stroke. He was 88.

LONDON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Former disc jockey turned musical writer, Mike Read, whose musical "Oscar Wilde" closed last week in London after one night, is blaming the venue.

LONDON, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- Former British disc jockey Mike Read's new musical about Oscar Wilde has flopped miserably.

LONDON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- An unpublished book by Oscar Wilde's lover, which created an intense scandal when it was written, is up for auction in London.

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- After acclaimed performances in "Girl With a Pearl Earring" and "Lost in Translation," Scarlett Johansson will lead in a new adaptation of an Oscar Wilde play.